HMRC and APD
Quote: "Interesting that the paper originates from HMRC and not from the DfT:"
Perhaps those aviation industry experts, HMRC, should not worry about taxes that others collect for them, such as income tax PAYE (employers), VAT (retailers) and APD (airlines), and concentrate instead on eliminating tax evasion.
Quote: "Chancellor is is no mood to decrease taxes from those who are perceived to be able to afford to pay."
Not always:
(1) 50% income tax rate reduced to 45%
(2) no APD for pax on private/business jets
Quote: "I'm not sure people are arguing for a DEcrease at LHR, but rather against an INcrease. It would be more beneficial to decrease taxes at other airports which, if coupled with the airport owners discounting landing fees, seems a much better way of encouraging any airlines to use regional airports for marginal routes instead of LHR"
People, certainly those in the industry who know about these things, ARE indeed arguing for a reduction in, or ending of, APD!
Decreasing APD at airports other than LHR will not address the lack of hub capacity there. That should be patently obvious.
Last edited by Fairdealfrank; 4th Jan 2013 at 09:49.